Yellow Fairy Fan

Fungi > Earth Tongues & Allies

The Yellow Fairy Fan (Spathularia flavida), also known as the fairy fan or yellow earth tongue, is an exquisite and whimsical ascomycete fungus native to the ancient conifer forests and boreal woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. Resembling tiny, golden spatulas or...

Bach’s Calotes

Reptiles > Lizards

Bach’s Calotes (Calotes bachae) is a spectacularly colorful agamid lizard discovered and scientifically described in 2013 from the tropical forests of southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia. Long confused with the widespread blue-crested lizard (Calotes...

Northern Marsupial Mole

Mammals > Marsupials

The Northern Marsupial Mole (Notoryctes caurinus), known to Indigenous Martu people as the ‘Kakarratul,’ is an astonishing, subterranean burrowing marsupial endemic to the vast red sand deserts of northwestern Australia. Completely blind and possessing...

Blob Sculpin

Fish > Sculpins

The Blob Sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) is a monumental deep-sea scorpaeniform fish inhabiting the dark, frigid continental slopes of the North Pacific Ocean. Closely related to the famous Australian blobfish, the blob sculpin is substantially larger, reaching...

Brazilian Giant Ant

Invertebrates > Insects

The Brazilian Giant Ant (Dinoponera quadriceps), known locally as the ‘formiga-dinossauro’ or ‘giant hunting ant,’ is a colossal ponerine ant endemic to the semi-arid Caatinga and coastal forest biomes of northeastern Brazil. Reaching adult...